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"content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. It is, indeed, a very timely Motion. I want to thank hon. Steven Kinyanjui for bringing it to the House. One cannot overemphasise the role of infrastructure in activating economic activities in the areas they serve. Obviously, there will be a big benefit. Also, the fact that you can spend some of the money locally means that rural economies will be energised quite apart from the trading effects that might be there. People living near urban centres, where roads are tarmacked, will probably not appreciate the significance of a Motion like this one. In my county, and specifically my constituency, it will be a real opener. We have roads which may link up two constituencies, like the road from Mungatsi to Bungoma/Musikoma, a distance of about 20 kilometres. My neighbour from Bumula is here. I am sure that if we had something like that, it would be a wonderful opener. The road from Mungatsi to Kimaiti and, again, to Bungoma County, is about 20 kilometres long. This would make a huge difference in terms of opening up outlying areas, which have a huge untapped potential. The roads in that area are in such a bad state that you cannot even ride a bicycle on them. There are sections where you have to carry your bicycle to go over them. So, we are talking about roads which get really bad, particularly because of the rains. Hon. Speaker, Sir, even though a distance of 20 kilometres in a place like Marsabit Constituency or Garissa might look small, if we had been doing 20 kilometres annually since Independence in each of those areas, there would be between 1,000 and 1,500 kilometres by now, which would begin to become significant. If we can chip away bit by bit, consistently throughout this period, it will finally make a big difference. Therefore, I strongly support this Motion, to which we can bring amendments. It is fundamentally a very good Motion, which I would like to support and stay focussed on it, so that we can support it all through. I will save some minutes for another hon. Member, because I am a very considerate person. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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